Royals, Cubs Swap Wade Davis For Jorge Soler  —  The Royals have traded closer Wade Davis to the Cubs in exchange for young outfielder Jorge Soler, tweets Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com.  Reports of these talks first surfaced last night, with Yahoo's Jeff Passan, ESPN's Jayson Stark …

White Sox embark on ‘bittersweet’ journey with Chris Sale trade  —  Photos of five-time All-Star Chris Sale.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Rick Hahn took the main media stage at baseball's winter meetings Tuesday and called the strategy that brought about the biggest trade of his career as White Sox general manager “bittersweet.”

Bad Santa?  Boy claims he was body shamed by St. Nick  —  FOREST CITY, N.C. (WLOS) - It's practically straight out of a “Bad Santa” movie.  —  A North Carolina mother wants the local Santa Claus fired after saying things that put her 9-year-old son in tears.

Giants Trade Chris Heston To Mariners  —  The Giants have traded righty Chris Heston to the Mariners, FOX Sports' Jon Morosi tweets.  The Giants will receive a player to be named in return, according to FanRag's Jon Heyman (on Twitter).  Morosi had previously tweeted that the two teams were discussing a deal involving Heston.

Sources: Yankees, Marlins, Dodgers remain in pursuit of Aroldis Chapman, Kenley Jansen  —  NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The New York Yankees, Miami Marlins and Los Angeles Dodgers all remain in the mix for the two most coveted free-agent closers in baseball, Aroldis Chapman and Kenley Jansen, sources say.

Diamondbacks' Shelby Miller, Patrick Corbin draw interest  —  The Diamondbacks' starting pitching depth has been a topic of conversation at the winter meetings.

Free Agent Prediction Contest Leaderboard  —  Out of thousands of entrants in our free agent prediction contest, three people have ten correct out of the 17 players who have signed.  Check out our new free agent prediction contest leaderboard to see where you rank!

Blue Jays, Brett Oberholtzer Agree To Minors Deal  —  The Blue Jays have agreed to a deal with southpaw Brett Oberholtzer, tweets FanRag's Jon Heyman.  Sportsnet's Shi Davidi tweets that it's a minor league contract.  —  The 27-year-old Oberholtzer struggled mightily in 2016, though …

In baseball, player loyalty doesn't pay  —  In the final inning of the 2016 baseball season, Matt Holliday replaced Brandon Moss on the Cardinals' lineup card and jogged out to left field alone.  His teammates stayed in the dugout, clapping for him and leaving the whole wide field to collect …

Rockies To Sign Ian Desmond  —  11:38am: Desmond will earn $8MM in 2017, $22MM in 2018, $15MM apiece in 2019 and 2020, and then $8MM in 2021, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports (Twitter links).  The 2022 option is valued at $15MM and comes with a $2MM buyout.